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Geek Out with Siobhan!
Avoiding Injury Through Science & Structure
Belly Dance Geek Clubhouse Episode #74:
My guest, Siobhan Camille will talk with us about current scientific research as it relates to (belly) dance injury.
Belly dance allows us an outlet to express ourselves while keeping active at the same time. However, too often as dancers, do we spend all our time loving the dance, but neglecting to maintain the condition of our bodies to keep up with our graceful, strong, and at times athletic movements?
You’ll learn:
- What we know about injury in (belly) dance according to current scientific research
- 4 top tips for injury prevention in your own practice
- How to structure warm-ups and, cool-downs and general classes for optimal performance and injury prevention
We’ll also have some discussion time, so you can ask Siobhan your questions.
About Siobhan Camille
Siobhan Camille is a professional belly dancer and exercise scientist. She has conducted scientific research relating to injury in belly dance, taught workshops on dance-specific strength, conditioning and injury prevention at belly dance festivals across the world, and been a resident Safe Dance Practice columnist for the Middle Eastern Dance Association of New Zealand.
In addition to being a dance instructor and performer, she has worked as a strength and conditioning coach and rehabilitative exercise specialist for almost a decade. She currently resides in the Netherlands, where she directs her dance company, Greenstone Belly Dance.
Check her out on Facebook at:
Siobhan on Facebook
And on her website at:
Siobhan on the web
Resources mentioned on the call –
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Link to article published in Journal of Dance Medicine & Science written by Siobhan Camille:
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Relevant blogs/articles written by Siobhan Camille:
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Free mini-lower body strengthening handout designed for belly dancersAvailable when registering for Siobhan’s newsletter here (goes out maximum once monthly)
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Dance Strong: Personalised Strength & Conditioning Plans for Belly DancersInformation on Siobhan’s website here. Free videos and purchase-able download-ables coming later in 2020!
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